The Daily Punch

Weekday mornings, The Daily Punch brings you inside Capitol Hill, the White House and Washington for an unfiltered look at the key players and stakes of all major issues of the day. Power. People. Politics. Hosted by Punchbowl News founders, journalists and best-selling authors Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman.

News
Politics
Government
101
What the House can do to get back on track
8 min
102
How the shutdown will end
11 min
103
How to judge Schumer after the shutdown
14 min
104
The very bumpy end to the shutdown
13 min
105
The Readback: A huge moment for Trump’s tariffs...
12 min
106
Why Senate Dems want to keep fighting
11 min
107
Fly Out Day: Sen. Chris Murphy Digs In
40 min
108
How Republicans lost their groove
10 min
109
Democrats' big night
15 min
110
Inside the talks to open the government
14 min
111
Polls, elections and shutdown talks
12 min
112
The Readback: The shutdown’s tone shift
12 min
113
What's at stake for Schumer and Thune
7 min
114
Fly Out Day: What's Next In Shutdown Standoff?:...
36 min
115
Is there life in the Senate?
14 min
116
Scalise's chief is leaving the Hill
6 min
117
Thune skeptical of one-off funding bills
13 min
118
Shutdown Day 27: SNAP on the brink
9 min
119
The Readback: Redistricting gone wild
14 min
120
How James Blair sees the shutdown
10 min
121
Fly Out Day: Inside the West Wing with James Blair
39 min
122
Senate Dems harden with no exit strategy
13 min
123
Could Congress punt on funding for the year?
10 min
124
Shutdown Day 21: Healthcare takes center stage
11 min
125
Do Democrats now have an off ramp?
7 min